man proposes, God disposes

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin "Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

Proverb

man proposes, God disposes

Things don't always work out as they were planned.

Translations

things don't always work out as they were planned

Chinese:
Mandarin: 謀事在人，成事在天 (zh), 谋事在人，成事在天 (zh) (móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān)
Czech: člověk míní, pánbůh mění
Dutch: de mens wikt, God beschikt
Finnish: ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää
French: l’homme propose et Dieu dispose (fr)

German: der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt
Hungarian: ember tervez, Isten végez (hu)
Portuguese: o homem põe e Deus dispõe
Russian: челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет (čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet) (reading: бог IPA: /box/)
Spanish: el hombre propone y Dios dispone
Vietnamese: mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên

References

Gregory Y. Titelman: Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, page 228, →ISBN

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